Movie Review: War of the Worlds

Um...this really didn't do it for me at all. We saw it on DVD at a friend's house in NJ, and someone said you had to see it in the theater with the surround sound and all to get the full effect...but that didn't change the fact that I thought the movie was still kinda lame dude. Mariejo really liked it a lot after she saw it in the theater so who knows (maybe she likes crappy movies).

Tom Cruise plays an irresponsible jerk dad who goes on a journey in order to save his kids from aliens that are invading the planet which ends up redefining his relationship with his kids. blah blah blah. Basically, Tom and kids keep running and aliens keep attacking. I kept thinking, "Where is this going?" and at one point Che said, "How is this going to end??" Exactly.

If you want a better alien invading movie, try Signs with Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix. At least it had a lot more depth and emotion to the story. If you want a better movie where the whole world is panicking, try 28 Days Later with Cillian Murphy. That definitely might freak you out a bit though.